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Mallory Mayeux
Mallory Mayeux (Libertarian Party) ran for election to the Louisiana House of Representatives to represent District 70. She lost in the primary on October 12, 2019.
Mayeux completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2019
See also: Louisiana House of Representatives elections, 2019
Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.
General election
General election for Louisiana House of Representatives District 70
Barbara Freiberg defeated Belinda Davis in the general election for Louisiana House of Representatives District 70 on November 16, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Barbara Freiberg (R)  | 52.6 | 8,758 |
 | Belinda Davis (D) | 47.4 | 7,891 | |
| Total votes: 16,649 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Louisiana House of Representatives District 70
Belinda Davis and Barbara Freiberg defeated Michael DiResto, Ricky Sheldon, and Mallory Mayeux in the primary for Louisiana House of Representatives District 70 on October 12, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Belinda Davis (D) | 38.1 | 5,504 |
| ✔ | | Barbara Freiberg (R) | 28.7 | 4,151 |
| Michael DiResto (R) | 20.6 | 2,978 | ||
| Ricky Sheldon (R) | 9.3 | 1,347 | ||
 | Mallory Mayeux (L) | 3.3 | 478 | |
| Total votes: 14,458 | |||
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Campaign themes
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Mallory Mayeux completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Mayeux's responses.
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
1. Bring more awareness to 3rd party political ideas and candidates. Public policy should be decided by more than a duopoly of ideas. 2. Work on a more fair and proportional tax system for the citizens of Louisiana. 3. Work to improve the Baton Rouge school system.
What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?
As a Libertarian, I believe that taxation is theft, but understands that the road to a world without taxes is a very long one. In the meantime, the taxes that we do have should be fair. Louisiana’s taxes are extremely unfair, with big corporations getting tax breaks and credits that ordinary citizens are denied. If big corporations don’t have to pay property taxes, neither should the people. I believe that tax breaks are necessary to incentivize "big business" to create jobs in Louisiana, but tax incentives for individuals would serve a similar purpose. Alaska gives state residents financial incentives above and beyond tax breaks - they actually PAY people to live there! While I don't think such measures would be ideal in Louisiana, something must be done to grow our economy and make us competitive with other states in this regard. Myself and my fellow Libertarian candidates in Louisiana are running for office for the first time, and just trying to determine our respective districts has clearly shown just how bad the gerrymandering is in Louisiana. The legislative and senate districts make no sense except to give unfair election advantages. This is not only bad for third parties, but for the very idea of representative government. These two issues highlight a major goal of the Libertarian Party: to stop government from picking winners and losers. That applies both to economically and politically. No person, no corporation, no candidate, and no political party should get special, preferential treatment from the state.
What was your very first job? How long did you have it?
My first "real job" was as a tour guide at Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky. Working for the NPS was an amazing experience and really caused me to value the role of the National Park Service. It's one of the few federal government programs I truly agree with.
Do you believe that it’s beneficial for state legislators to have previous experience in government or politics?
Not necessarily. I worked as a page in the LA legislature in 2003 and came away feeling like the "old timers" were sometimes jaded and took their responsibilities for granted. I question the motives of career politicians and believe "fresh blood" is necessary to keep the legislature focused on helping the people of Louisiana.
What do you perceive to be your state’s greatest challenges over the next decade?
I believe Louisiana will struggle to provide opportunities for college graduates and young adults to get ahead. I left Louisiana for 7 years in my 20's because opportunities in Texas were simply better. Since I returned to Louisiana in 2015, I have found that Baton Rouge in particular has grown, diversified and seems to offer more jobs and career advancement for college graduates. We still have a long way to go.
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See also
2019 Elections
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